Christian Beliefs And Practices Terms Flashcards
Agape
Christian Love
Anglican
A worldwide denomination that includes the Church of England
Ascension
Jesus being taken up to heaven on the 40th day after Easter
Atonement
The action of making amends for wrongdoing
Baptism
A ceremony to Welcome a person into the Christian religion
Crucifixion
A capital punishment used by the Romans which nails a person to a cross to kill them
Denomination
The name of different branches of the Christian church
Fundamentalist
Christians who take the bible literally (word for word true)
Gospel
The names of the books about the life of Jesus in the bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Grace
Unconditional love that god shows to people who do not deserve it
Historic truth
Facts about events, usually from evidence
Incarnation
God made in human form/ god made flesh
Imminence
The idea that god is in the world and knowable
Inconsistent triad
Concept developed by JL Mackie to show that god cannot be both all loving and all powerful due to the existence of evil
Irenaeus
Stated that god created the best of all possible worlds to enable humans to develop empathy and love for each other by learning from suffering
Lord’s Prayer
The prayer Jesus taught his disciples to show them how to pray
Messiah
The anointed one who is seen as the saviour of christians
Miracles
Events that have no scientific explanation for them happening; these were performed by Jesus and described in the gospels
Mission
An organised effort to spread the Christian message
Moral evil
Caused by human action e.g. war
Natural evil
Caused by nature but directly impacts on humanity e.g. earthquakes but also due to human action e.g. global warming
Nicene Creed
A statement of belief used in Christian services
Omnibenevolent
The idea that god is all loving
Omniscient
The idea that god is all knowing
Omnipotent
The idea that god is all powerful
Omnipresent
The idea that god is present everywhere
Oneness of god
The idea that god is one
Orthodox
A branch of the Christian church, largely found in Greece and Russia
Penitence
To feel regret for someone’s sins
Protestant
A branch of the Christian church that broke away from the Catholic Church
Reconciliation
The process of making people in conflict friendly again
Religious truth
Knowledge gained through interpretation of religious texts, rather than taking them literally
Resurrection
The physical return of Jesus on the third day after he died
Roman Catholic
The largest Christian group, based in Rome with the pope as its leader
Salvation
The saving of the soul from sin
Sanhedrin
The ruling council of Jews in Israel
Secular
Relating to worldly as opposed to religious things
St Augustine
Stated that god created the best of all possible worlds but it was human sin (original sin) and misuse of free will that led to the fall and the existence of evil
St Paul
A man who taught the teachings of Jesus- originally Saul of Tarsus before his conversion
Transcendence
The idea that god is beyond the world and unknowable
Trinity
The belief in God the Father, god the son and god the Holy Spirit
